Eyeglass mounting



. April 7, 1925. 1,532,323

J. T. LAUGHLIN EYEGLASS MOUNTING Filed Sept. 17. 1923 James 7. lazy/ 2 ljn Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

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JAMES "E. LAUGHLIN, GE SANTA BARBARA, CALIFGENIA.

EYEGLASS Application filed September To all whom 2'25 may concern:

b- 'a and State of California, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in glass Mountings, of which the following i. a specincation.

This invention relates to improvements in eye mountings, having for an object the provision of a structure in such a mounting, whereby the lenses are retained in jroper position with respect to the eyes of the *earer.

it. further object of the invention is. to ade an eye glass mounting formed from gle strip of sheet metal; the relative ionof the several parts being such as and reduce the expense of posit will simplify manufacture.

it is likewise an object of the invention to provide grips or guards which are formed integral with the strip of sheet metal and adapted to engage the supenorbital arch and materially assist in retaining the glasses in proper position upon the eyes of the wearer.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In order that the invention and its mode of operation may be readily understood by persons skilled in the art, I have in the accompanying illustrative drawing. and in the detailed following description based thereon, set out one possible embodiment of the same.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the'application of the glasses with my improved mounting Figure 2 is a front elevation illustrating the invention;

Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure & is a central transverse section of the invention; and,

Figure 5 is a plan View showing the configuration of the mounting before the same is bent for attachment to the lens.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like characters of reference will designate corresponding parts throughout, the improved eyeglass mounting, as stated, is formed from a single strip of sheet metal and comprises nose bridge 6 which as shown in Figure 5 extends from one side edge of a ivrourrrrne.

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nose grips 8 formed at the said bridge. As shown in blank '7 and has opposite ends of Figure 4 of the drawing, the nose grips 8 are provided with openings which are adapted to receive small posts of flesh formed on the nose under the pressure of said grips, and as shown, the grips are twisted somewhat in order that they may more comfortably engage the nose.

Arranged opposite the nose. bridge 6 is a pair of super-orbital arch engaglng grips or fingers 9, said grips extending from the I mounting at the point of juncture of said bridge 6 and nose grips 8 and extending upwardly d away from each other as arly shown in Figure 3. Preferably these grips or fingers 9 are decreased in width and thickness towards their extremities and provided with small apertures 10,. which when the grips are engaged with the superorbital arch, assist materially in retaining the glasses upon the eyes of the wearerby forming posts of flesh upon the super-orbital arch, said posts being positioned in the apertures 10 as will be readily understood. It is apparent that due to the provision of the super-orbital arch engaging grips that the usual pressure of the nose grips upon the nose may be considerably reduced, thereby rendering the wearing of glasses much more comfortable than where the ordinary grips are employed.

In order that the mounting may be reli ably and positively attached to lens 11, a pair of opposed ears 12 is provided at-the point of juncture of the bridge 6 and nose grips. 8, said ears being provided with screw receiving apertures, as indicated in Figure 5. To further facilitate the attachment of the mounting to the lens 11, I have provided a pair of oppositely disposed fingers 13 arranged substantially at right angles to the ears l2 and as shown in Figure 4:, extending above and below said ears.

From observationof Figure 3, it will be seen that the grips 9 which engage the superorbital arch of the wearer are arranged in a substantially parallel relation as regards the lens 11. Through this arrangement, it is possible to retain the glasses close to the wearers eyes, thereby providing comfort and in addition, preventing dust and dirt from getting into the eyes.

The mode of attachment may be briefly described as follows: The nose bridge 6 is first bent to the proper and. desired shape,

after which the super-orbital arch engaging grips are curved to conform to thecurvaturc of the arch of the particular wearer; the

fingers 13 are then bent or curved slightly tion so as to permit of the passage of an attaching screw 1% through the apertures in the ears and through the lens. it is apparent that, through providing a mounting of this character, wherein the same may be stamped from assingle sheet of material and at a single operation, that the cost of manufacture and the simplicity and ease of at tachmelnt is unusual.

'lhlanifestly, the construction shown in capable of considerable modification and such modification, as is Within the scope of my claims, I consider Within the spirit of my invention.

1 claim: a I 1. ill-lens mounting formed from a single strip of sheetmetal and comprising a nose bridge, nose grips integrally formed at the lower ends of the sides ofsaid bridge, lens clamps arranged at the juncture of the bridge andgrips and formed from the same strip of metal, a pair of opposed lingers stamped from the strip and adapted to bear against the "eriphery of the lens at points innnedi ately above and below the point of attachment oi said lens clamps, and a pair of super-orbital arch engaging fingers formed with said grips.

2. A lens mounting formed from a single I strip of: sheet metal and comprising a nose bridge, a pair of nose grips integrally formed at the lower ends oi said nose bridge, a pair of opposed ears formed from said strip at the juncture of said bridge and grips and adapted to be bent to clamp the adjacent lens, a pair of opposed lingers formed from the strip and arranged at right angles to said ears, said fingers being positioned to engage the periphery of the lens at points above and below said clamp forming ears, and a pair of super-orbital arch engaging grips formed integrally With the main strip of metal, said grips extending from the stripat the juncture of said upper lens engaging lingers, said grips being decreased ln Width towards the ends to increase resiliency.

3. A lens mountin in Which all parts are stamped from a single strip of sheet metal, said mountingincluding a nose bridge, a pair of super-orbital arch engaging fingers extending upwardly and outwardly from the ends of said nose bridge, a pair or" alined lens clamping ears, formed below the juno ture of the nose bridge and each arch engaging tinger, a pair or" oppositely directed fingers extending at right angles to the lens clamping ears to engage the edge of the adjacent lens, and a pair of nose below the lens clamping ears.

4. A lens mounting in which all parts are stamped from a single strip or". sheet metal, said mounting including a nose bridge, pair of super-orbital arch engaging fingers extending upwardly and out- Wardly in opposite directions from the end of said bridge, a lens periphery engaging linger extending upwardly at the junct ire of each arch engaging finger and nose bridge, nose grips extending downwardly from said point or juncture, a second lens periphery engaging finger to co-act Wlththe first named finger and stamped from the nose grip forming portion, and pairs of opposed apertured ears arranged at right angles to the nose clamps and adapted to engage opposite faces of the lenses.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JAMES T. LAUGHLIN.

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